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Replica guns are not banned where I live, but using them "as if" is considered a crime. Whenever I read a story like this one I find myself wondering how many of these guys that pull toy guns on cops are either nuts (a distinct possibility) or if they were just unable to find someone who would sell them a real weapon at an affordable price.

Then I get into the whole, "If guns were not just legal but really, really cheap, then everybody, perps and victims-no-more alike could have the firepower necessary to turn MerKKKa's "Mean Streets" into the "Boulevards of Brotherly Love" envisioned by the folks who say that "An armed society is a polite society". It's worked so well, after all, in places like Yemen, Afghanistan, Sudan and much of Africa where firearms are both cheap and ubiquitous.

I blame the firearms manufacturers for not having more BOGOFree or "Twofer Tuesdays" and "Frequent Massacerer" coupons; knowudImean?

When the cops have a gun pointed at them should they be required to let the criminal shoot first to determine if it is a real gun vs. a pellet gun? How many shots should the criminal be allowed to fire before cops are justified in shooting back? Does the criminal have to actually hit a cop or another person with a bullet before lethal force is warranted?

I love to read your tough talk. Tell me, though, is it harder to type when you're jerking yourself off?

Since I don't know which particular annonoasshole sockpuppet you are all I can really say is mikeyweer'dbeardorwhoeveritis that King Mikeb302000's banned from posting under their own tag, it must be so gratifying to do what you do. It probably makes up for the lack of a genuine life.

Jim, I have no problem with cops shooting someone for raising a gun and aiming it at them. What I oppose is their shooting someone right before that and then claiming he did it.

democommie, Those nasty characters you mentioned have not been banned here. No one has. Some of them comment anonymously because on their blogs they have banded together and called for a boycott of mine. This way, they think they have the best of both worlds.